Moses Gate, Country Park Farnworth Reviews Summary

Playground

Pros:

• "Big park for children with everything they need."
• "Really good playground, suitable for kids of all ages."
• "A large playground for children, fenced off and away from the quiet walkways around the lakes."
• "The playground is large and spacious with a lot of different types of equipment to play on."
• "Kids play area is well kept."
• "Very interesting playing area for kids."
• "There is a good children's play area and a playing field for football or exercising the dog."

Cons:

• "Children's playground close to toilet block which is closed and boarded up."
• "There's a nice playground but it's not maintained as well as it could be."
• "It's sad that Moses Gate is so neglected by the council."
• "Has seen better days, showing a lack of attention."
• "although there were a few pieces that were broken and unusable."
• "Play ground needs sprucing up."
• "For families with young-children there is a fenced playground area with a good assortment of well-maintained equipment for climbing, swinging and such-like."

Park Maintenance and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Great place to see many different birds, geese, swans etc and lovely place to walk the dogs."
• "Beautiful scenery & a lovely place to take a walk in."
• "Public toilet is available, surprisingly clean."
• "It is very clean and tidy."
• "This park is lovely no rubbish which is quite unusual because a lot of parks have plastic carrier bags and empty bottles littering on the grass and also in the water."
• "I'm assuming there are volunteer litter pickers because everywhere was so clean & tidy, well done 😁"
• "Lovely country park with a very scenic lake, streams and woodland, also plenty of waterfowl by the lake."

Cons:

• "No toilets or refreshments, although today there was an expensive ice-cream van."
• "Just wish people treated it with respect and there wasn't so much rubbish everywhere."
• "Water is badly kept though and there’s a lot of rubbish sadly."
• "We love walking here. We haven't been for a while and I can't helped but notice how neglected and overgrown it's looking."
• "Shame about the rubbish in place's, we went over the bridge behind the house and saw a woman with her dogs off the lead making a mess which she didn't clean up."
• "The council needs to make an effort to clean up the park, it is looking filthy."
• "Unfortunately there is a major problem with Himalayan Balsam infestation here."

Facilities and Amenities

Pros:

• "Always a good walk out for all the family."
• "Its a smallish park but quite scenic and has a certain charm..."
• "Lots of green space to play and different walks."
• "Easy to access, plenty of space to park and huge amount of park to walk around."
• "There is also plenty of parking too."
• "It's great that it has free parking."
• "Free parking in multiple little car parks."

Cons:

• "Only one toilet so people pee in the grass."
• "But £4 for a cone? A bit steep."
• "the ice cream van was extremely expensive."
• "No public toilets."
• "Could do with some benches to sit and enjoy the views."
• "Just lacks a cafe! Although there is an overpriced ice cream van (£2.50 for a plain ice cream) a cafe would definitely be well used by many!"
• "The toilets could be a bit nicer and it's got no cafe."

Wildlife and Nature

Pros:

• "It's even got Herons and King fisher's nesting, a twitchers paradise."
• "Several lakes with ducks, geese, swans and other assorted fowl."
• "There are ponds with tadpoles and lots of wildlife."
• "Plenty of wildlife."
• "Breath taking site, it was wonderful to visit and enjoy watching the geese swans and birds."
• "The lakes have an abundance of migratory birds."
• "Squirrels, badgers, foxes, owls, loads of birds and deer can be spotted by those willing to look."

Cons:

• "When it's busy you get families over feeding the birds and usually end up with 'deposits' on your car."
• "To much bbq at week-end with loads of smoke and burns in the grass near the childrens park."
• "However our visit was spoilt a bit, teenager on an off road motorbikes that he rode dangerously around young children running around in the park."
• "But do not stay too late, as large groups of dodgy men (locals) seem to be walking around the lake alone.. then disappearing in twos or threes in the bushes."
• "The park is covered with hamalayan balsam."
• "Most pathway areas are a quagmire clogged with thick mud."
• "Unfortunately there is a major problem with Himalayan Balsam infestation here."